Ghada Almuhammadi, From the Tales of One Thousand and One Nights, 2024

Ghada Almuhammadi

From the Tales of One Thousand and One Nights, 2024

$995.00

In this work, Ghada Almuhammadi reimagines the world of One Thousand and One Nights through the style of traditional miniature painting. Combining gold leaf, calligraphy, and layered textures, she celebrates storytelling, memory, and the enduring presence of women’s voices in cultural heritage.

In From the Tales of One Thousand and One Nights, Saudi artist Ghada Almuhammadi revisits the timeless literary world of Alf Layla wa Layla (One Thousand and One Nights), merging classical manuscript aesthetics with a contemporary sensibility. The work features finely detailed female figures dressed in luminous robes, rendered in gouache and gold, set amid a composition inspired by Persian and Arabic miniature traditions.

Through layered textures of painted ornament, patterned paper, and handwritten script, Almuhammadi evokes the intimate relationship between storytelling, memory, and visual beauty. The figures—poised in quiet contemplation—embody the spirit of Scheherazade and the enduring power of narrative imagination.

Blending past and present, the artist transforms a historic tale into a reflection on feminine voice, cultural heritage, and the artistry of storytelling across time.